TRICKING THE EYE - map drawer dresser

One thing I've been keeping from you regarding our weekend Thrift Shop Hop

was the excellent deal one of my ladies got.

I spied this black dresser (nothing super amazing) but it had over

$70 worth of reproduction glass knobs on it.

The dresser had a price of $17.50 so I offered to add the dresser to the ever waiting list

of things to re purpose and she could take the knobs.

When I woke the next morning I walked out to see this dresser I had agreed to take on.

So simple, so boring, but it was made of plywood and solid wood, I can work with this.

All I could see was these funny divided drawers ...

I always tell ppl to work with what you got!

So I took a simple boring six drawer dresser and turned it into

a funky vintage looking map drawer chest.

All 6 drawers are completely lined with a heavy sheet music paper.

I added a dozen vintage handles with an antiqued brass finish to make it look like 12 drawers.

This is a super multifunctional piece, excellent height for a buffet,

would look fabulous as a TV console, or of course it would be great for bedroom storage.

I did work heavily on the structure, added a heavy and beautifully curving base molding,

along with a set of aluminum cabriolet legs

 

The legs I used on this piece are from Richelieu, product # BP560060

http://www.richelieu.com/en/furniture-leg-BP560060?fr=rec&search=bp560060

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THRIFT SHOP HOP INVENTORY - photo recap of the day

George came up with the idea of a thrift shop hop several weeks ago

and this past Saturday we all set out on that amaziing first adventure.

We hit a few yard sales, one of which was on a horse farm held for charity

and then on to a thrift store before stopping at a local

Vintage Market being held that day.

Here he is with the 2 ladies that road with him for the day.

Joelle is offering me ideas for something she wants.

Then off to a ReStore

by noon George was whining for lunch so the mandatory Canadian

Tim Horton's Lunch Break was made.

Once everyone was rested, refreshed and rehydrated

it was time for some major thrifting again.

Thrift Store #3

Thrift Store #4

Thrift Store #5 

Our last stop of the day was at our

Favorite Antique Dealer

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By now George is goofing off so much I know he needs his nap.

Time to head home.

After 8 hours it is to be expected.

These are some of my finds for the day.

The next Hop has been scheduled for Aug 18th check out the info at:

http://www.facebook.com/4theloveofWOOD#!/events/331776533578479/

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VENEER - rebuilding a delftware cabinet

I want to show you how I rebuild a missing area of veneer

on a newly finished antique cabinet top that has just been finished.

 

This is the second article of the much anticipated VENEER series.

The first article explained how to deal with edge gluing loose veneer

Below is our missing bit of veneer we are going to work on.

Start by sanding any loose bits away.

Make a nice big fat centipede of wood filler.

GENTLEY flatten out the filler, over-filling the area.

Let this harden really good, a whole day would be best.

You need it to be solid because now your going to sand it smooth.

Sand your edges as well.

Paint and you're finished.

And here is the whole cabinet once finished.

 

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WHATNOTS TO WONDERLAND - wonderland shelf

I do so love mashing together bits of furniture to make something amazing.

My frightening to french cabinet has the highest page views on this blog of all my projects.

It's all over Pinterest and it was built long before Pinterest was ever popular.

I have been craving to build something similar, so without further ado plz meet the

Whatnots to Wonderland shelf.

WHATNOTS TO WONDERLAND             FRIGHTENING TO FRENCH

 

It certainly would not look out of place on the set of ONCE UPON A TIME

which is ironically filmed locally and a favorite show of mine.

I named this piece the WONDERLAND SHELF because of all the

whimsical curving shapes I used and created. 

Our lead cast member was a simple solid wood provincial nightstand.

It is a high quality, solid wood, Canadian made Malcolm piece

that is just too damn short at 24".

Next on stage was a heavy pine, book shelf head board.

With this piece I created the shelving that would sit on top of the nightstand.

 Here are some of the other whatnots used to build the

Wonderland Shelf.

2 different aprons that had been removed from earlier projects were used to trim the shelves.

The whimsical shape of the upper cabinet came from the backs of 2 dining chairs, and

the beautiful wood carved topper was torn from a 1960s upholstered living room chair.

THANK YOU LISA FOR THE DINING CHAIRS!

I was over joyed when I realized these equally whimsical over sized knobs

would work more magic on the drawer faces.

The back of the shelves are lined with a white anaglypta wallpaper.

Anaglypta is a Greek term meaning "raised ornament".

These wallpapers have an embossed or texture surface that resembles fine plasterwork.

Anaglypta papers are washable and paintable.

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